Overview

The Master of Agricultural Economics program from The University of Western Australia offers technical and applied training across areas that are immediately relevant to careers in consulting, many industry sectors, and government and non-governmental organisations.

Key facts

The UWA Agricultural and Resource Economics group is Australia's top ranked research group in the field of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and teaching is lead by staff with expertise in: agricultural policy analysis, bioeconomic modelling, environmental economics, consumer demand analysis, production efficiency analysis, water economics, development economics, and many other areas of applied economics, including technology adoption, the design of agri-environmental schemes, the use of non-market valuation techniques, agribusiness analysis, international trade.

Career opportunities:

The career options for graduates from the program are broad and include consulting, agribusiness, grain marketing and grains trading, economic advice agencies, banking, insurance and risk management, development agencies, and government and non-governmental organisations in developed or developing countries.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Microeconometric Models for Agricultural and Environmental Economics

Data Management and Analysis in the Natural Sciences

Economics for Business: Applications and Policy

Agribusiness

Advanced Commodity Marketing

Agriculture and Economic Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-21 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-02-03 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-07-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-18 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

64

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TOEFL^® IBT

82

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Credits

96 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Economics Agriculture View 53 other Masters in Economics in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

64

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TOEFL^® IBT

82

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS Code: 089266E

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent;

completed prior studies at a tertiary level with significant content in economics, statistics/econometrics or mathematics ; or in a related cognate discipline, as recognised by UWA.

Tuition Fee

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International

48100 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 48100 AUD per year during 18 months.
National

9846 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9846 AUD per year during 18 months.

Domestic Student Fees

Commonwealth Supported Place

Living costs for Perth

1328 - 2367 AUD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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